Poles more sceptical of NATO alliance?
PR dla Zagranicy
John Beauchamp
03.03.2015 08:46
If Poland were to be invaded, a poll reveals that as many as 49 percent of Poles believe that Warsaw’s allies in NATO would not respond.
Polish soldiers during NATO's Steadfast Jazz exercises in Drawsko Pomorskie. Photo: Flickr/US Army
Theoretically, Poland is protected by Article 5 of NATO’s founding charter – the Washington Treaty – which guarantees mutual security within the Alliance, and is often cited as the “all-for-one, one-for-all” clause.
The number of Poles sceptical of NATO has also gone up on last year’s figure of 45 percent, the poll conducted by Millward Brown for broadcaster TVN24 shows.
However, the poll also finds that only 44 percent of Poles believe that NATO would intervene if Poland was invaded, down from 50 percent last year. Only 7 percent of Poles have no opinion on the matter.
Meanwhile, 58 percent of Poles believe that the current geopolitical situation will not lead to war in Europe and Poland by extension. However, 39 percent of Poles do fear armed conflict.
The poll was conducted on 2 March on a representative selection of 1,000 adult Poles. (jb)